Improvement in stitch-rippers



a. St. GEORGE, Jr. STITCH-RIPPER.

Patented March 28,1876.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

IMPROVEMENT'lN STlTCH-RIPPERS'.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175,388, dated March28, 1876 application filed August 2, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it-known that I, GEORGE ST. GEORGE, Jr.,of the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in 'Stitchltippers; and I dohereby declare the follow- .ing to be a clear and exact description ofthe nature thereof, sufficient to enable others skilled in the art towhich myinvention appertains to fully understand, make, and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanyin g drawings, making part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side View of the deviceembodying my invention. I Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a topview thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

My invention consists of a stock supporting a blade or knife, anddeflecting arms projecting angularly from the 'sides of the stock,whereby stitches may be readily ripped, and the cloth properly separatedtherefor.

Referring to the drawings, A represents an upright arm, which may beattached to a clamp or other fastening, B. 0 represents a stock which isformed with or connected to the arm A, and projects horizontallytherefrom.

The stock B supports a vertically-arranged blade, 0, which may be fixedto the stock or.

made adjustable thereon.

at represents the conical point of the stock 0, and b a guidingpin,which is in advance of the point a. To the sides of the stock, near thepointed end thereof, there are secured arms D, which project therefromlaterally toward the rear of the stock, and are connected to the uprightarm A or projecting pieces thereon.

It will be seen that the arms and stock form The operation isas-follows: The device will.

be properly clamped to a table or otherwise held, and the stitchedfabric to be ripped is presented to the blade, so that the stitch orseam will be in line with the blade. The

fabric being drawn along is separated by the arms D, which act asdeflectors, and reaching the blade, its seam or stitches will be cutthereby.

For closed seams or hems, the point of the stock will be inserted in thehem with the thread in line with the blade. The fabric is drawn towardthe blade, and the operation will be the same as stated.

It will be seen that the pin 12 is in advance of the work to beperformed by the conical point of the stock, so that the stock will beproperly guided before the stitches are stretched. This will insure thefabric from being cut by irregular motions of the stock, as the latteris guided both in front and rear.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- V l. The skeleton conical-shaped body,consisting of the blade-supporting stock 0 and deflecting arms D,constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

2. The skeleton conical-shapedbody O D, in combination with the blade 0,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEO. ST. GEORGE, JR.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, ALBERT H. HoEoKLEY.

